[ 'ti:pi: ]
(also teepee or tipi )
■ noun a conical tent made of skins or cloth on a frame of poles, used by American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.
Origin
C18: from Sioux tīpī 'dwelling'.
[ 'ti:pi: ]
(also teepee or tipi )
■ noun a conical tent made of skins or cloth on a frame of poles, used by American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.
Origin
C18: from Sioux tīpī 'dwelling'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004